Parkinson’s patients to benefit from 24-hour wearable drug pump
by Storm Newton
Feb 16, 2024
3 minutes
A wearable drug pump that delivers medication to Parkinson’s patients 24 hours a day to better manage their symptoms is being rolled out on the NHS later this month.
The treatment option means many patients will no longer have to take multiple tablets, which can top 20 a day in some cases.
The infusion, known as foslevodopa-foscarbidopa, is administered through a cannula under the skin and is controlled by a small automatic
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